Valorization of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) stigma as a potential natural antioxidant for soybean (Glycine max L.) oil stabilization

MN Ahmed, K Abourat, J Gagour, K Majourhat… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Synthetic antioxidants are known for their efficiency to improve vegetable oil oxidative
stability. But owing to their harmful effects on human health, edible oil industry is seeking for …

Chemical Composition and Geographic Variation of Cold Pressed Balanites aegyptiaca Kernel Oil

S El Harkaoui, A El Kaourat, H El Monfalouti, BE Kartah… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the increasing impacts of climate change, establishing more sustainable and robust
plants such as desert dates (Balanites aegyptiaca) seems to be necessary. Known for its …

Physicochemical Characterization of 'Moroccan Picholine' Olive (Olea europaea L.) Oil Produced in Southern Morocco Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis

J Gagour, O Hallouch, A Asbbane, A Laknifli, EH Sakar… - Analytica, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on evaluating the characteristics of olive oil produced in the Taroudant
province (southern Morocco), making this the first comprehensive study focusing on olive oil …

Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Potential of Launaea mucronata Forssk Essential Oil Growing in Northern Saudi Arabia

EM Mostafa, AH El-Ghorab, MM Ghoneim, HA Ebrahim… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Essential oils are naturally occurring multicomponent combinations of isoprenoids with
distinctive odors that are produced by aromatic plants from mevalonic acid. They are …

Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of functional lipids extracted through sustainable technologies from Mexican Opuntia ficus-indica seeds

GI Peña-Vázquez, SN Serrano-Sandoval… - Food Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI) seeds are a rich source of functional lipids, yet research on
Mexican cultivars remains limited. This study evaluated the antioxidant and anti …

Lipid oxidation of argan compared to virgin olive, and cactus oils: Rancimat test for kinetic and thermodynamic analysis

A Asbbane, O Hallouch, S Oubannin, J Gagour… - Chemical Papers, 2024 - Springer
This study examined the stability and oxidation kinetics of argan oil (AO) in comparison to
other reputed culinary oils worldwide, namely virgin olive oil (VOO) and cactus oil (CO). In …

[HTML][HTML] Adulteration Detection in Cactus Seed Oil: Integrating Analytical Chemistry and Machine Learning Approaches

S El Harkaoui, CO Cruz, A Roggenland… - Current Research in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Economically motivated adulteration threatens both consumer rights and market integrity,
particularly with high-value cold-pressed oils like cactus seed oil (CO). This study proposes …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of seed's geographical origin on cactus oil physico-chemical characteristics, oxidative stability, and antioxidant activity

I Nounah, S El Harkaoui, A Hajib, S Gharby, H Harhar… - Food Chemistry: X, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was the valorisation of cactus (or prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica)
seeds growing in six different regions of Morocco. Moisture, proteins, lipids profile, total …

Insights into date seed oil composition: Geographical variability and potential applications

S El Harkaoui, K N'Diaye, S Gharby… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) processing generates substantial quantities of date seeds,
constituting a potential source of valuable oil yet currently considered waste. This study …